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"Young man,"Oliver smiled, pleased and mildly
amused. Leaning forward to regard his visitors, he placed an arm casually on the
table before him at which he currently sat alone.
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"I have nothing in mind for your friend and had I
harmed her she would not be looking so well this night."
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Leti frowned at him, determined to get to the
bottom of this, whatever it was.
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"You hurt my wrist, left marks n it and I can't
remember nothin' about whatever conversation we had nor even walkin' away from
you, but there I was next thing I knew across the room carryin' a tray o drinks
to another table like nothin' had happened. Gave me a fright, that did and it
ain't like me at all," she concluded firmly.
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"We aren't stupid, and we aren't going away so
you'd better spill," Rena chimed in, moving up to stand at Henry's other side,
hand still in his.
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Oliver regarded them for several silent moments,
then chuckled.
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"Were I to tell you, you would not believe me...or
is it that I would have to kill you," he asked quietly.
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"I will say this much, though. Rest assured that it
wasn't about you. It had nothing to do with you. My concern was my own, for my
own personal business. I saw you gaping at me and simply wished to know why. I
cared nothing about your affairs and that remains the same this
night."
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"Then why don't I remember that conversation," Leti
demanded and Oliver's smile grew.
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"And that leads us to the bits you won't believe or
that I'd have to kill you over."
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I'm friends with the monster that's under my
bed.
I get along with the voices inside of my
head.
Hugin